Waterfoot Medical Practice

Eligible working parents can get 15 hours childcare for children aged from 9 months until they turn 3, and 30 hours for children aged 3 and 4, to start this September.

Visit childcarechoices.gov.uk to find out more and remember to speak to your provider about their arrangements.

Am I an 'unpaid' carer? What does 'unpaid' mean?

You ARE an unpaid carer even if you receive a full time wage in your day job, and care for someone outside of your work. Being paid for your normal job does not affect whether you are an unpaid carer. Your caring role is not paid work.

You ARE an unpaid carer even if you get Carers Allowance or some form of benefit for your caring role. These do not class you as being a 'paid carer'.

You ARE an unpaid carer even if the person doesn't live with you. If you are spending time caring for a family member, friend or neighbour with a long term illness, substance misuse or frailty for anything from a few hours a week to 24/7, you are likely in a caring role.

Register as an unpaid carer today by giving us a call on 01254 387444, email us at [email protected], or fill in our online form: https://www.carerslinklancashire.co.uk/register-as-an-adult-carer

What's on in August across Carers Link Lancashire!

See below for our upcoming events including Knit and Natter, Lottery and Monthly Cafe meetups!

FREE Activity Mornings for Parents & Children! 🆓

Every Friday during the school holidays there are fun, free activities at Chapel Annexe, Burnley!

⏰ 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
📍Chapel Annexe, BB11 1LE

📞 Book by calling New Era on 01282 435302 / 07877 714693

Children's Wellbeing & Mental Health Support this Summer and beyond. 💙
Lancashire Mind has a range of services to support children and young people. If you're a parent, family member, carer or professional please take a look at our new website for more information 🫶.
www.lancashiremind.org.uk/children-young-people/

🎉 Don't miss out on our HAF Programme this summer! Packed with exciting activities and nutritious meals, it's perfect for the kids. Register now! 🌞 More Info www.rltrust.co.uk/haf

Lancashire County Council

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board chief executive Kevin Lavery has published his latest state of the system report.

Titled “Beyond the challenge: moving into delivery”, the report follows on from last year’s “Turning challenges into opportunities” report. It describes some of the progress in Lancashire and South Cumbria over the past 12 months and explains what has been taking place to tackle the complex challenges within health and care.

The document is intended to complement the ICB’s annual report and joint forward plan, by providing a less formal narrative around the work that is taking place across the system and gives Kevin’s honest reflections of where we still need to achieve more.

Read the report here: https://orlo.uk/Jb3N4

We are unfortunately experiencing IT issues this morning. Our phone lines and computer systems are both down.
For all life-threatening medical emergencies please call 999.
If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait please call 111.
For all routine requests and general queries please call us back at a later time.
Thankyou for your patience at this time whilst we try and resolve the issue.

The annual GP patient survey results are in and we are so pleased to say 89% of our patients rate us as 'good' overall. This is an amazing achievement and we want to thank those who took the time to feed back on your experience with us. Please have a read through the results on the images to see how we compare both locally (Lancashire & South Cumbria ICS) and nationally. Our team work really hard to provide the best possible care for our patients and we continually look to improve on the services we provide. If you have a comment or suggestion please do get in touch as we are always happy to hear your views on how we can do things better to improve our patients’ experiences.

It's ! If you are worried about your drinking or even just curious, take the Alcohol Change UK drinking quiz to see if it's likely to be affecting your health. https://orlo.uk/EOBXw

📱 NHS App Messaging Service

Did you know the messaging feature in the NHS App is a convenient and secure way to receive appointment reminders and other messages that you might usually get a different way. For example, through SMS text messages or letters.

The Benefits?

🔒 Safer and More Secure
As a patient, you can be sure that the messages you receive are genuine as they are delivered directly through the NHS App rather than from a mobile number you may not recognise.

💷 Saves Money
The NHS spends millions of pounds on SMS costs each year, whereas messages sent through the NHS App are free. This means potential savings that could be used elsewhere to improve patient care.

✅ More Reliable
Even if your phone number were to change (although we'd always encourage you to keep your contact details up to date) you will still receive messages via the NHS App.

How to manage your notification preferences

1. Log in to the NHS App
2. Select the Account icon in the top right hand corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Manage Notifications.
5. Follow the link to your device settings.

Turning your notifications on or off may take up to 24 hours to take effect.

Any messages that have not been read within 24 hours will automatically be sent via SMS instead.

Did you know? More than 115,000 people aged over 17 in Lancashire and South Cumbria are living with – and the percentage of children estimated to be at risk of diabetes is around 9%.

Regular diabetes checks are vital to keep you healthy and your diabetes under control.

All GP Practices in East Lancashire are closed from 1pm-6.30pm for Protected Learning Time on Wednesday 5th June. This enables practices to provide dedicated training to their staff and to discuss and plan ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demand, and support the wellbeing of staff.
For all life-threatening medical emergencies please call 999.
If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait until the following day provisions have been made for urgent triage so
Please call 111 after 1pm.
For all routine requests and general queries please call us back on Thursday 6th.

Join Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Rossendale and discover the beautiful scenery of Rossendale through short, inclusive walks. You will be given a warm welcome and plenty of support to help you maintain an active lifestyle.
🥾For more information on these free organised walks visit www.rltrust.co.uk/walks-in-rossendale

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week.

Almost two thirds of people don’t know that you can self-refer to NHS Talking Therapies online to access treatment for anxiety and depression. The service is effective, confidential and free.

You can refer yourself or talk to your GP: http://nhs.uk/talk.

We are proud to support for Dementia,
a new booklist from The Reading Agency
to support people living with dementia and their families and carers. Available now to borrow for free from your local library or browse online
https://prism.librarymanagementcloud.co.uk/lancashire/lists/8d1712ad-1cfd-4e76-a44e-620395cfd3a9

All GP Practices in East Lancashire are closed from 1pm-6.30pm for Protected Learning Time on Tuesday 14th May. This enables practices to provide dedicated training to their staff and to discuss and plan ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demand, and support the wellbeing of staff.
Any pre-booked appointments will not be affected and will go ahead as normal
For all life-threatening medical emergencies please call 999.
If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait until the following day provisions have been made for urgent triage so please call 111 after 1pm.
For all routine requests and general queries please call us back on Wednesday 15th May.

This week is mental health awareness week.
There are lots of resources available for you to access if you are struggling. Sometimes the smallest thing can make all the difference.
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/

Have you got questions about the menopause or looking for some support. Please book on this free course ...
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Anyone aged 75 or over, or who has a weakened immune system, can now book their seasonal COVID-19 vaccine. Please call our reception team to book in.

We have a selection of desk chairs we no longer need. Some are completely functional and some are not (eg broken arm needs screwing or will not go up and down)
If you could make use of a desk chair please feel free to come and collect one from the practice free of charge!

You can order your child's repeat prescriptions online through the NHS App. Fill in an online form to set this up. Find out more at www.nhs.uk/apply-for-child-proxy

All GP Practices in East Lancashire are closed from 1pm-6.30pm for Protected Learning Time on Thursday 4th April. This enables practices to provide dedicated training to their staff and to discuss and plan ways that will allow them to improve services, meet demand, and support the wellbeing of staff.
For all life-threatening medical emergencies please call 999.
If you feel your request is urgent and cannot wait until the following day provisions have been made for urgent triage so
Please call 111 after 1pm.
For all routine requests and general queries please call us back on Friday 5th April.

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💊 Don't leave it too late to order your repeat prescriptions if they are due in the next few days ahead of the break! 🐣